Many of the development related ordinances are accessible through this website. Other ordinances or information about them can be obtained by visiting the Municode Web Site or by contacting the City Secretary at (830) 997-7521 Extension #2005. City of Fredericksburg Code of Ordinances

A wide variety of Police Department topics are covered. The academy will begin with a short history of the department and a tour of the facilities. Additional topics will include department organization, patrol division, detective division, communications, court, records, training, use of force, and firearms.

As per the Home Rule Charter, adopted by the citizens of Fredericksburg in 1991, the legislative and governing body of the City of Fredericksburg consists of a Mayor and four (4) Councilmembers. They are elected from the City at large. The term for the Mayor and Councilmembers is two years. No Mayor or Councilmember may serve more than four (4) consecutive two (2) year terms in the same office. The terms of the Councilmembers are staggered so that two members are elected to a regular term each year.

Each member of the City Council must be a resident citizen of the City of Fredericksburg and have been so for a period of not less than twelve months immediately preceding his/her election. Each member must also be a qualified voter of the State of Texas, and shall not be indebted to the City of Fredericksburg.

Citizens who wish to speak on a particular agenda item or require an item to be placed on the agenda should contact the City Secretary at (830) 997-7521 during regular business hours Monday through Friday.

Commercial type signs are prohibited in residential districts. Exceptions include grandfathered signs (signs that existed before the sign ordinance was adopted) and auxiliary type signs. Auxiliary signs can be a maximum of 4 square feet and may only identify the name and address of the occupant of an individual residence or a historically significant site.

In most cases, private property starts approximately 5’ from the curb line or street. You may contact the City’s Engineering Department who will come to your property and attempt to locate the property line along the street, however they will not actually conduct a survey. If the City is unable to locate the property line, a professional surveyor should be consulted.

An individual should contact the City to determine the amount of sign area allowed given the location and particular zoning district. A drawing is required that shows the proposed location and size of the sign (colors are required if located in the Historic district). The cost is $1 per square foot of sign area, with a minimum fee of $10.

The “ETJ” stands for Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, and is the area within one mile of the City Limits of Fredericksburg. The City enforces it’s Subdivision Ordinance and Sign Regulations within the ETJ. If you have a question as to whether or not your property is within the ETJ, you my visit the maps on the City’s web site or contact the Planning Department.

You may contact the City’s Code Enforcement Officer to report such a situation. The Code Enforcement Officer will investigate the situation and, if it is determined that there is a code violation, the officer will contact the owner of the property and request that they remedy the situation. If the problem persists, a letter is sent to the property owner, who is given 10 days to rectify the problem.

As you are planning garage sales or other events, please keep in mind that city ordinance limits each property to a maximum of 3 per year and prohibits signs posted on trees, utility poles, stakes, fences or other objects when the advertising content of the sign is not applicable to the use of the premise upon which the sign is located.

In other words, you are not allowed to attach a poster to a utility pole directing traffic to your garage sale several blocks away; however, if the garage sale is on your property, you may place the sign on your property only.

Likewise, if you are having a fundraiser, you may not tack signs to poles that are not on the premises of the fundraiser.

If anyone has any questions or comments, they are encouraged to call the code enforcement officer at 997-7521.

Check to see if others are without power. If you are the only one without electricity, check your circuit breaker panel or fuse box. Note that in some homes or buildings, the main breaker is located near the electric meter. If the breakers are in the “on” position or the fuses are not burned out, you will need to call an electrician.

If others are without power, call the City of Fredericksburg Electric Department. On weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., call (830) 997-7521. At all other times, call (830) 997-8080.

If the phone is busy, try again. During an outage extra staff answer phones. Once you have reported an outage, please know that crews are working on the problem. In a major outage, duplicate calls jam the busy phone lines and prevent us from receiving critical storm damage information to help crews quickly repair the problem.

The EMS Billing Department takes assignment for Medicare and Medicaid only. A complimentary invoice will be sent out to the user just to show them what the bill was for and how much the charges are. Once Medicare/Medicaid pays, an invoice will then be sent to either your supplemental insurance or to you personally for the remaining balance. The billing office is located right here in Fredericksburg and Lori Seewald (EMS Accounts Administrator) can be reached at 990-2030.

There are two EMS units staffed each day for response in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County except for Harper VFD responds an ambulance in their Western territory. There is a third ambulance that can be put into service if needed. We also have a volunteer ambulance in the Doss area staffed by Doss VFD volunteers. There are usually two Paramedics on each ambulance. We do emergency transfers from the hospital to Johnson City, Brady, Kerrville, Blanco, Mason, San Antonio and Austin. The entire Department consists of 12 Full-time Paramedics, EMS Accounts Administrator is a Paramedic and the Director is a Paramedic. Our Communications Department is staffed with one Paramedic and one EMT. We also have a Part-time staff of approximately 12 personnel in which 6 are Paramedics and the others are various levels.

There is one paid fire department personnel on each day. During work days, the Director is also at work and he is a certified firefighter also. The paid personnel take care of all the daily duties and maintenance of the trucks and the station. The paid personnel are supplemented by a volunteer staff of 41 personnel.

The Animal Control Department is responsible for picking up loose or stray animals and housing them at the City Animal Shelter. Please contact the Animal Control Officer at (830) 997-1907 or (830) 997-7585.

The Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Economic Development Commission are located at the new Visitor's Center located at 302 E. Austin St. The telephone number is (830) 997-6523 and their website is: www.fredericksburg-texas.com.

It is highly recommended to make a tee time, especially on weekends and holidays. This way, you are assured of getting on the course. On weekday evenings, there is an excellent chance of getting on without a tee time. If during peak times, you do not have a tee time, call ahead to see if you can get on, as there are always cancellations and other factors that may allow more players an opportunity to play.

The Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Golf Course owns and operates its own fleet of motorized driving golf carts. You may not bring your own driving cart. You may bring your own pull type (manual or motorized) cart.

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that approximately 76 million Americans suffer from a foodborne illness. It is also estimated that about 5 thousand deaths occur annually as a direct result of these illnesses. This alone, as well as the billions of dollars these illnesses cost the consumers and the industry each year, makes continuous improvement in the areas of food safety and sanitation a goal shared jointly by both the food industries and those with responsibility for regulatory oversight. These senseless deaths caused from mishandling foods can be reduced by providing regulatory oversight of retail food operations.

The Food and Drug Administration defines a "potentially hazardous food" as any food that is natural or synthetic and is in a form capable of supporting: (1) The rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms; (2) The growth and toxin production of Clostridium botulinum; or (3) In shell eggs, the growth of Salmonella enteritidis.

It depends. If the dent is a sharp dent on the top or bottom seam, or on the side seam of the can, the product is not fit for sale and should not be purchased. There could be a pinhole leak which may have sealed itself, but which may have caused contamination of the food. However, this should not preclude you from purchasing slightly dented cans which the store has placed for quick sale because the cans do not look good.

The TFER is a comprehensive set of rules for the regulation of retail food establishments. These rules are based on the 2001 FDA Model Food Code. In these rules, food establishments include: restaurants, grocery stores, mobile food vendors, temporary food establishments, roadside food vendors and others. The Rules replace the existing Rules on Food Service Sanitation and the Rules on Retail Food Store Sanitation.

Yes. They may (a) utilize a licensed restaurant kitchen during off hours; (b) have the product made for them by a licensed food manufacturer; or (c) utilize a licensed church kitchen. In any case, the person must also license with the DSHS Manufactured Foods Division as a "Food Manufacturer".

Old paint can be disposed of in two different ways. The can can be left open until the paint is completely hard and discarded with regular trash. Paint in liquid form, as well as household pesticides, can be taken to the landfill where they will be processed with wood chips, tested and landfilled. Cost of this service is:

Any metal object can be taken to the landfill and discarded at the metal collection area (next to the scale house. All appliances will be at no charge. Wire (from old fences, etc..) will also be taken, but needs to be rolled up and free from staves or other wooden posts.

Grass, leaves, weeds and garden waste can be taken to the landfill's yard waste collection area for no charge. Brush and branches will also be taken, but for a processing fee of $48.00 per ton ($10.00 minimum charge).

The Landfill is operated under Subtitle D Regulations which requires each cell to be constructed with an impermeable liner. The cost of constructing these cells is approximately $125,000.00 - $150,000.00 per acre. Each acre of space lasts about 1 year.

The City's recycling program has become a model for small communities. The percentage of citizens using the drop-off center rivals larger cities that have curbside service. The excellent participation along with the startup cost to offer curbside service versus the revenue from sale of recyclables has led the City to continue the drop-off program. The cost of starting a curbside program would have to be added to the garbage collection and disposal rates. Markets will continue to be monitored as well as other factors to make sure the citizens get the best service for the money.

Please call (830) 997-7521. There is a four digit number located on the utility pole that the light is mounted. If you cannot locate this number, please supply the address or location (such as intersection of College St. and Llano St.).